First time we've heard of this but it looks as though Sears will also be selling the BlackBerry PlayBook in Canada. Even weirder is the fact they are now emailing affiliates with information about pre-orders and ship dates. According to Sears they'll be starting up pre-orders tomorrow and BlackBerry PlayBooks will start shipping as of April 10. So, that's two dates floating around now. Note though, the time is wrong for any time in Canada at the moment and lots of typos here, so legit? Comments welcome. Thanks, willwnet -- now set your iPads clock right ;)

PS: Sears does have their page up, so you can yell at the person who compiled the email for failing at spell check and abiding by best practices of the research In Motion trademark.

Reader comments

Ohhh boy baby days are back now all i need is to steal another baby, the last one didn't last to long. and hmmm tomorrow i gotta keep my eyes on sears, i gotta see there prices and decide. To be honest i would rather buy from someone else like big blue (bestbuy) or newegg.com though newegg told me that they couldn't release such information at that time.

I was just razzing ya Will.. stuff like that often has typos as well.. we see it all the time, most people cry fake.. so I just beta em to the punch and take their joy out of feeling like they're the first to point it out. :P

Well I am not sure about the accuracy of the details I find it strange that I found this on the Sears site. http://www.sears.ca/content/merchandising/2011/blackberry/playbook I am surprised to see that Sears maybe carrying it. I guess it makes sense to have it as accessible as possible for the masses just never thought of sears.

Please note that the information about the Playbook launch dates posted above is incorrect. While Sears Canada will be selling the Playbook, the pre-order date and the date that the Playbook will be available for sale are not yet confirmed.

Please remove the Playbook dates as they are not endorsed by Sears Canada. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to sharing Playbook order dates as they become available.

Sears: Sorry sir, there is no such article in our system for pre-order. Let me transfer you to our Internet department, they may have more information.

Me: Ok, thanks

Sears: Sears Canada, how can I help you this morning?

Me:Hello I am interested in pre-ordering the Blackberry Playbook tablet.

Sears: I'm sorry sir, we are not taking any pre-orders for this item, "Which website did you look at stating this was so???"

Me: Crackberry.com

Sears: Sir, unless it is clearly posted on either the Canadian or US MAIN Website then it is not information released from Sears. For more information regarding the latest information available from Sears Canada regarding the Blackberry Playbook, please look at the following URL http://www.sears.ca/content/merchandising/2011/blackberry/playbook

Me: Thanks for the information

Sears: Thank-you for calling Sears Canada.

There you have it folks, this story is definitely NOT all that it's cracked up to be.

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